Senior Manager, Transaction Forensics (SPA) – Flexible & Global

ACCA Careers; Greater London; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Continuous learning

Flexible working arrangements

Total Rewards package

Job summary

EY's UKI Assurance – Transaction Forensics team seeks a Senior Manager to lead M&A price-adjustment and SPA advisory engagements. You will interact with deal teams, clients, bankers, and legal advisers across the transaction life cycle.

You will drive analysis of cash, debt and working capital adjustments, and supervise expectations on Completion Accounts, leakage reviews, and pricing schedules. Strong leadership and risk control are essential.

Qualifications

• Significant experience of M&A transactions in a senior managerial or equivalent capacity.
• Expertise in financial information analysis, including modelling, testing, documenting financial scenarios.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver Transaction Forensics engagements, guiding team outputs within agreed timelines and budgets.
• Lead client calls to explain outputs and coordinate with advisors and EY colleagues.
• Own Quality and Risk Management to ensure compliant, high-quality client work.
• Advise on negotiations during transactions and produce detailed outputs.
• Provide deal-relevant insights and recommendations leveraging technical and commercial expertise.
• Build relationships with internal and external clients to support career development.

Skills

M&A experience

Financial modelling

Risk management

Client relationship mgmt

Education

Chartered Accountant ACA/ACCA/CA/ICAS/ICAEW

Job description

EY's UKI Assurance – Transaction Forensics team seeks a Senior Manager to lead M&A price-adjustment and SPA advisory engagements. You will interact with deal teams, clients, bankers, and legal advisers across the transaction life cycle.

You will drive analysis of cash, debt and working capital adjustments, and supervise expectations on Completion Accounts, leakage reviews, and pricing schedules. Strong leadership and risk control are essential.